William Patrick Bradley (December 22, 1867 – June 1938) was a lawyer, who also served in the United States Navy.

Bradley was paid $5 for each article he wrote, and that enabled him to continue his travels from Ireland to see many countries in Europe.

He met Fidelis Ann Fox from Pittsford, Vermont, who was a nurse at Providence Hospital in Detroit, and they were married on November 6, 1913.

[3] He practiced law in Detroit, and also was part owner of the Ekhardt & Becker Brewing Co.[2] He owned a real estate firm, as well as the Cadilac Moving and Storage Company.

Bradley was elected at large as a non-partisan candidate to the Detroit City Council, and served from 1919 until he died in June 1938.